むさぼる
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word むさぼる
1
to covet; to crave; to be greedy for; to hunger for; to lust insatiably for
2
to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to keep doing (without losing interest)
Examples
いいのよ。いままで実のないブランド品を高く売りつけて暴利をむさぼってきたんだから。今後せいぜい良心的な商売にはげめばいいんだわ。
Never mind that. After all, up till now he's been stuffing himself on huge profits, selling brand-name goods of no real worth at high prices. From now on, he can just try his best at honest trade.
3
to eat greedily; to devour
Examples
お腹を空かせたその男は、食物をむさぼり食った。
The starving man devoured the food.
Kanji in this Word
貪
11 strokes
Grade 8
Meanings
covet
indulge in
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
タン
ドン
トン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
むさぼ.る
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